Food.com comparisons
Food.com is compared head-to-head with NYT Cooking, Cookpad and Epicurious and more: 7 head-to-heads in Recipe Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Food.com head-to-head
- Food.com vs NYT Cooking
- Food.com vs Cookpad
- Food.com vs Epicurious
- Food.com vs Chefkoch
- Food.com vs BigOven
- Food.com vs Samsung Food
- Food.com vs Tasty
Food.com vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Recipe import | Meal planning | Guided cooking | Recipe library size | Grocery lists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Food.com | Yes | None | — | — | — | 500000 recipes | — | 8.8 |
| 1 | NYT Cooking | No | — | No | Yes | Yes | 20000 recipes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 2 | Cookpad | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| 4 | Epicurious | No | — | — | Yes | — | 50000 recipes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 5 | Chefkoch | Yes | €2.5/mo | Yes | Yes | — | 389000 recipes | Yes | 8.6 |
| 6 | BigOven | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | 1e+06 recipes | Yes | 8.5 |
| 7 | Samsung Food | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | 180000 recipes | Yes | 8.4 |
| 8 | Tasty | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | 10000 recipes | — | 8.2 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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